Arson suspected in fire at former President Bill Clinton's early childhood home in Arkansas
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Authorities say a fire that caused minor damage to former President Bill Clinton's childhood home in Hope, Arkansas, was apparently caused by arson.
Hope Police Department Chief J.R. Wilson says a motorist spotted flames early Friday at the Clinton Birthplace National Historic Site. Wilson says that when firefighters arrived a short time later, flames were shooting 8 feet into the air on one side of the structure.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the fire was quickly extinguished and only one interior room was damaged by flames.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation. Arson is suspected because investigators smelled an accelerant at the scene.
Clinton lived in the home as a child before moving to Hot Springs, Arkansas. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 2011.